MINOR ACCOUNT

Product Name

Trustee Account

Product Description

It’s a deposit account for parents wishing to save for their children. Parents/ Guardians open a savings account in their name as trustees for the minor. This account is handed over to the minor when they clock 18 years of age. 

Product Objective       

Boosting liquidity through cheap core and long term deposits

To raise interest income through investments of customer funds

Book Balance: MWK2,000

Target Market: Parents or guardians and deceased estates managers

Interest Rate: 3.00%   per Annum

Interest Accrual: Monthly

Interest capitalization: Annually         

Ledger fees: Propose to waiver of ledger fees to attract more  

parents and guardians to invest for their wards

District Assemblies to open minor accounts with the MFI

Account opening requirements:          

Birth certificate of the minor, valid ID of the trustee (National ID or passport or driving license) with a letter from a recognized authority or a letter from an employer and employees ID.